U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon dismissed the indictment on the grounds that special counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed, according to a new court filing Monday.
Items with classified documents kept at Mar-a-Lago along with newspapers and other material.
Defense lawyers filed multiple challenges to the case, including a legally technical one that asserted that special counsel Jack Smith had been illegally appointed under the Constitution’s Appointments Clause, which governs the appointment of certain government positions, and that his office was improperly funded by the Justice Department.
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